2009 Roger Federer tennis season

Statistics for Swiss tennis player December 2019 Federer won the French Open to complete the career grandslam. $8,768,110 61 12 4 1 1 F W W F Y SF WG PO(adv. to 2010 WG) 2008 2010 Roger Federer Roger Federer won two Majors in 2009, the French Open, defeating Robin Söderling in the final, and Wimbledon, defeating Andy Roddick in the final. In addition, Federer made the two other Grand Slam finals, Australian Open losing to Rafael Nadal, and the US Open, losing to Juan Martín del Potro. Federer went on to win two Master Series 1000 tournaments: in Madrid over Rafael Nadal, and in Cincinnati over Novak Djokovic. He lost in one 500 level event final in Basel to Djokovic. During the year, Federer completed the Career Grand Slam by winning his first French Open title, and won a record fifteenth Grand Slam singles title, surpassing Pete Sampras's mark of fourteen. Year summary thumb|right|Federer at the 2009 Australian Open, where he lost to Nadal in the final in five sets. Early hard-court season In preparation for the Australian Open, Federer played two exhibition tournaments and one official tournament. He lost to Murray in the semifinals of the Capitala World Tennis exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi.http://tennis.com/news/news.aspx?id=154042 Murray defeats Nadal, wins Abu Dhabi y exhib tion TENNIS.com 1 March 2009 26 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090619041143/http://tennis.com/news/news.aspx?id=154042 19 June 2009 dead He then lost in the semifinals of the ATP World Tour 250 series tournament in Doha, Qatar to Murray. Federer won the AAMI Classic exhibition in Melbourne, when he defeated Stanislas Wawrinka in the final. Federer defeated each of his first three opponents in straight sets at the Australian Open. In the fourth round, Federer rallied from two sets down to defeat Tomáš Berdych. Federer reached his record 19th consecutive Grand Slam semifinal by defeating eighth-seeded Juan Martín del Potro in the quarterfinals in only 80 minutes. In his 18th Grand Slam final, Federer was defeated by long-time rival Nadal in their first meeting on a hard court in a Grand Slam tournament. The match lasted over four hours, with Nadal victorious in five sets. Federer broke down in tears during the trophy presentation and struggled to make his runner-up speech.Piers Newbery https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7862452.stm Nadal beats Federer in epic final BBC News 1 February 2009 30 June 2009 Federer blamed the defeat on a lack of rhythm in his first serve.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7863797.stm Federer blames poor first serve BBC News 1 February 2009 30 June 2009 Federer withdrew from the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships and from Switzerland's Davis Cup tie against the U.S. because of a back injury he sustained in late 2008. He stated it was "a precautionary measure" to make sure his back is "fully rehabilitated ... for the rest of the 2009 season".CBC Sports https://www.cbc.ca/sports/federer-withdraws-from-davis-cup-dubai-event-1.783053?ref=rss Federer withdraws from Davis Cup, Dubai event Cbc.ca 17 February 2009 30 June 2009 On 4 March, Federer's agent, Tony Godsick, announced that the Australian tennis coach Darren Cahill was working with Federer on a trial basis at Federer's training base in Dubai.http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/03/04/confirmed-darren-cahill-is-coaching-roger-federer/ New tennis coach ready to serve Federer GOTOTENNIS 5 March 2009 17 August 2009 One week later, Cahill opted out of the coaching position, citing the travel commitment needed.http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/tennis/cahill-turns-down-federer/2009/03/12/1236447367692.html Cahill turns down Federer Smh.com.au 12 March 2009 30 June 2009 Federer played both of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments in the United States. At the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, Federer lost to Murray in the semifinals. At the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, Federer defeated his first three opponents in straight sets, after receiving a first round bye. In the semifinals against Novak Djokovic, Federer lost a match that included Federer's smashing his racket in frustration after missing a forehand approach shot by hitting it into the net, which is the same shot that cost him the 2008 Wimbledon final.http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Federer_sees_red_in_Miami_semis_defeat.html?siteSect=105&sid=10535944&cKey=1238788396000&ty=st Federer sees red in Miami Swissinfo.ch 30 June 2009 8 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200308210828/http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Federer_sees_red_in_Miami_semis_defeat.html?siteSect=105&sid=10535944&cKey=1238788396000&ty=st dead thumb|upright|left|Federer completed a career Grand Slam at the 2009 French Open. Clay season and French Open titles After initially deciding not to participate, Federer accepted a last-minute wildcard entry at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, his first clay-court event of the year. He lost to Stanislas Wawrinka for the first time in the third round. thumb|upright|right|Federer reacts to winning match point in the semifinals against del Potro in an epic five-set comeback. In the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, another ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series event on clay, Federer lost to Djokovic for the first time on clay. Federer received a first-round bye in the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open, the last ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series event on clay for the year. He defeated Nadal in the final.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8054525.stm Federer ends Nadal run in Madrid 17 May 2009 BBC Sport 18 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090518011947/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8054525.stm 18 May 2009 live This ended Nadal's 33-match winning streak on clay, and for the second time Federer prevented Nadal from becoming the first man to win all three Masters Series on clay in the same year. In the 2009 French Open, in a fourth-round encounter, Federer had to come back from two sets to love down to defeat Tommy Haas. He defeated Gaël Monfils in the quarterfinals to reach his 20th consecutive Grand Slam semifinal. He reached his fourth straight final in Paris by outlasting del Potro after coming back from 2–1 down. He won the French Open for the first time by beating Robin Söderling in the final. With this win, Federer equaled Pete Sampras's men's record of 14 Grand Slam titles and Ivan Lendl's record of 19 Grand Slam finals, and also became the sixth man in history to complete a Career Grand Slam.Roger Federer wins at Roland Garros to enter pantheon of grand slam greats Guardian 7 June 2009 7 June 2009 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jun/07/roger-federer-wins-french-open London Steve Bierley https://web.archive.org/web/20090611183329/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/jun/07/roger-federer-wins-french-open 11 June 2009 live The call by Eurosport on match point was thus: "Federer wins the French Open for the first time in his career; and in addition must surely be regarded now as the greatest male player of all-time."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktCBNOCG5cE - YouTube YouTube Owing to the overwhelming emotions and fatigue brought by the tournament, Federer withdrew from the Gerry Weber Open, his usual pre-Wimbledon tournament.http://www.gerryweber-open.de/en/current-news/news-gerry-weber-open/?id=3509&monat=06&jahr=2009 Federer withdraws from Gerry Weber Open 15 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090613022649/http://www.gerryweber-open.de/en/current-news/news-gerry-weber-open/?id=3509&monat=06&jahr=2009 13 June 2009 dead Grass season: Channel Slam, and smashing the all-time record thumb|right|Federer set a new record for number of Grand Slam men's singles titles at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships with fifteen, and won his sixth Wimbledon title in seven years. Federer became the highest seed for Wimbledon, after defending champion Nadal withdrew from the tournament due to tendinitis. Federer defeated Lu Yen-hsun in the first round. He moved safely into the third round with a win over Guillermo García-López. In the third round, Federer defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber. Federer then booked a place in the quarterfinals by defeating Söderling. In the quarterfinals, Federer cruised past Ivo Karlović, to extend his all-time record of consecutive Grand Slam semifinals to 21. In the semifinals, Federer defeated Tommy Haas to reach his seventh consecutive Wimbledon final, an all-time record. With this win, he also reached his 20th Grand Slam final, surpassing the previous record of 19 set by Lendl. In a match that took 4 hours and 17 minutes to complete, he beat Roddick in the final in the latest chapter of their long, though lopsided rivalry, regaining the world no. 1 spot from Rafael Nadal.https://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news;_ylt=AgNjVAmGNlxs_3XS7y9s54s5nYcB?slug=ap-wimbledon Federer makes Grand Slam history at Wimbledon Yahoo Stephen Wilson 6 July 2009 6 July 2009 The 30 total games in the fifth set was a new Grand Slam record. The match was also the longest men's singles final (in terms of games played) in Grand Slam history, with 77 games played, and the fifth set alone lasted 95 minutes.BBC Sport Today 6 July 2009 The match has been called an "instant classic" by ESPN,https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon09/columns/story?columnist=ubha_ravi&id=4307178 Federer-Roddick another instant classic ESPN Ravi Ubha 5 July 2009 6 July 2009 and received the highest TV ratings in the UK for any Wimbledon final since 2001.https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jul/06/roger-federer-wimbledon-ratings More than 11 million watch Roger Federer win Wimbledon final on BBC Guardian Jason Deans 6 July 2009 14 October 2009 London With the win, he also became the fourth man in the open era to win both the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year (the "Channel Slam"), following Nadal in 2008, Borg in 1978–1980, and Laver in 1969. He also joined Nadal as the only players to simultaneously hold Grand Slams on clay, grass, and hard court (2008 US Open, 2009 French Open, 2009 Wimbledon). Summer hard-court season Federer won his first match after a five-week break at the second round of the 2009 Rogers Cup against Frédéric Niemeyer following a first-round bye.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8196262.stm Murray eases through in Montreal BBC Sport 12 August 2009 11 August 2009 He then defeated countryman Stanislas Wawrinka after coming back from three games down in the second set; in doing so, he made more history by contributing to the first occasion where the top 8 ranked men had all made the quarterfinals of a single tournament, joining the other seven players: Nadal, Murray, Djokovic, Roddick, del Potro, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and Davydenko. However, in the quarterfinals, he lost to Tsonga despite leading by four games in the final set. thumb|left|250px|Federer was a tiebreaker away from his 6th consecutive US Open title. Despite the relatively early exit in Montreal, Federer started off well at the 2009 Cincinnati Open, beating José Acasuso in the second round (after having another bye in the first round like the other top seeds) and David Ferrer in the third round. He then beat Lleyton Hewitt in the quarterfinals, followed by Murray in the semifinals to reach the final, where he defeated Novak Djokovic.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8217221.stm Federer secures Cincinnati title 23 August 2009 BBC Sport 24 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090824101035/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8217221.stm 24 August 2009 live Federer began his US Open campaign well with a victory over unseeded Devin Britton.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8230535.stm US Open day one as it happened 31 August 2009 BBC Sport 27 October 2009 He advanced to the third round with a second-round win over Simon Greul.https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=aB92fEy6EEBQ Federer, Nadal, Williams Sisters Roll in U.S. Open Early Finish 3 September 2009 Bloomberg 3 September 2009 Erik Matuszewski and Mason Levinson His third-round match was against Hewitt, against whom he lost his first set of the tournament, but eventually rallied to win the match.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8240040.stm Federer through as Roddick falls 6 September 2009 BBC Sport 26 September 2009 After this match, Federer held a 16–7 lead over Hewitt, continuing a fourteen match winning streak against him.http://www.atpworldtour.com/Players/Head-To-Head.aspx?pId=F324&oId=H432 Head to Head – Federer v Hewitt ATP World Tour 26 September 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100126074951/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Players/Head-To-Head.aspx?pId=F324&oId=H432 26 January 2010 Federer next defeated Tommy Robredo to book a quarterfinal berth against Robin Söderling for the third Grand Slam in a row, which he won in four sets after saving a set point in the fourth set.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8242243.stm Federer eases into US last eight 7 September 2009 BBC Sport 7 September 2009 Federer reached his 21st Grand Slam final by defeating fourth seed Novak Djokovic for the third straight year. He triumphed and, in doing so, reached match point by performing a between-the-legs passing shot, which he later described as "...the greatest shot I ever hit in my life."http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/rogers/news/newsdetail.cfm?uNewsID=958 Monday's final: Roger vs. Del Potro Roger Federer Official Website 14 September 2009 14 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090922215135/http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/rogers/news/newsdetail.cfm?uNewsID=958 22 September 2009 dead He lost to del Potro in the final in five sets.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8255926.stm Del Potro v Federer as it happened BBC Sport 14 September 2009 27 September 2009 The loss broke Federer's streak of forty consecutive wins at the US Open. It also marked the first time Federer had lost in a Grand Slam final to an opponent other than Rafael Nadal.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8253976.stm Del Potro dethrones Federer in US BBC Sport 15 September 2009 16 October 2009 Piers Newbery https://web.archive.org/web/20090915101434/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8253976.stm 15 September 2009 live Fall indoor season Federer went on to play in the Davis Cup tie with Italy, and in his first match on the red clay courts at Valletta Cambiaso Club, in Genoa, won in a match against Simone Bolelli.https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=4484164 Swiss take 2–0 lead behind Federer 18 September 2009 ESPN 18 September 2009 He sealed Switzerland's qualification for the World Group with a victory over Potito Starace.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/09/20/tennis.federer.davis.cup/ Federer seals Swiss win in Davis Cup playoff CNN 4 January 2019 20 September 2009 Following the match, Federer was quoted as saying "I was able to play very well. I have to go on holiday badly. I have a problem with my leg, I have a problem with my arm – everything is hurting. And I've got to do some baby-sitting."http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2009/09/Davis-Cup-PO-Swiss-Serbia-Sweden-Win-Ties.aspx www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2009/09/Davis-Cup-PO-Swiss-Serbia-Sweden-Win-Ties.aspx 15 February 2010 He later withdrew from the 2009 Japan Open and the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000.http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/rogers/news/newsdetail.cfm?uNewsID=967 www.rogerfederer.com/en/rogers/news/newsdetail.cfm?uNewsID=967 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100516053603/http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/rogers/news/newsdetail.cfm?uNewsID=967 16 May 2010 At the Davidoff Swiss Indoors, Federer defeated Olivier Rochus, Andreas Seppi, Evgeny Korolev, and his childhood friend Marco Chiudinelli in straight sets, before losing in the finals to Novak Djokovic.https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091108/sp_wl_afp/tennisatpsui Djokovic ends Federer's Basel reign Federer's next tournament was the Paris Masters, where his six previous appearances had never extended past the quarterfinals. After a first-round bye, Federer continued his Paris Open struggles with an early exit to second-round opponent Julien Benneteau.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/rogerfederer/6550254/Roger-Federers-past-struggles-in-Paris-play-on-his-mind.html Roger Federer's past struggles in Paris play on his mind The Daily Telegraph London 12 November 2009 22 May 2010 Federer's final tournament of the year was the 2009 ATP World Tour Finals. He beat Fernando Verdasco in the first of his round-robin matches, followed by a victory over Andy Murray, which secured him the year-end no. 1 ranking for the fifth year. However, he lost to del Potro once more, but he won enough games to qualify for the semifinals. In the semifinals, he met Nikolay Davydenko, who beat Federer for the first time in their 13 encounters. This loss ended Roger Federer's 2009 tennis season. The year saw Federer accomplishing three major goals: winning his first French Open title, breaking Pete Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slam wins, and regaining the no. 1 ranking from Rafael Nadal. Matches Grand Slam tournament performance Tournament Round Result Opponent Score Australian Open1R Win ITA Andreas Seppi 6–1, 7–6(7–4), 7–52R Win RUS Evgeny Korolev 6–2, 6–3, 6–13R Win RUS Marat Safin 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)4R Win CZE Tomáš Berdych 4–6, 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–4, 6–2QF Win ARG Juan Martín del Potro 6–3, 6–0, 6–0SF Win USA Andy Roddick 6–2, 7–5, 7–5F Loss ESP Rafael Nadal 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 2–6 French Open1R Win ESP Alberto Martín 6–4, 6–3, 6–22R Win ARG José Acasuso 7–6(10–8), 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–23R Win FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–44R Win GER Tommy Haas 6–7(4–7), 5–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–2QF Win FRA Gaël Monfils 7–6(8–6), 6–2, 6–4SF Win ARG Juan Martín Del Potro 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 6–1, 6–4FWin (14) SWE Robin Söderling 6–1, 7–6(7–1), 6–4 Wimbledon1R Win TPE Lu Yen-hsun 7–5, 6–3, 6–22R Win ESP Guillermo García López 6–2, 6–2, 6–43R Win GER Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–3, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–14R Win SWE Robin Söderling 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)QF Win CRO Ivo Karlović 6–3, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)SF Win GER Tommy Haas 7–6(7–3), 7–5, 6–3FWin (15) USA Andy Roddick 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 16–14 US Open1R Win USA Devin Britton 6–1, 6–3, 7–52R Win GER Simon Greul 6–3, 7–5, 7–53R Win AUS Lleyton Hewitt 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–44R Win ESP Tommy Robredo 7–5, 6–2, 6–2QF Win SWE Robin Söderling 6–0, 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(8–6)SF Win SRB Novak Djokovic 7–6 (7–3), 7–5, 7–5F Loss ARG Juan Martín del Potro 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 2–6 All matches Singles 4 250 Qatar ExxonMobil Open Doha, Qatar Hard, outdoor 5 – 11 January 2009 1R 1 / 767 ITA Potito Starace 71 Win 6–2, 6–2 2R 2 / 768 ITA Andreas Seppi 34 Win 6–3, 6–3 QF 3 / 769 GER Philipp Kohlschreiber (8) 28 Win 6–2, 7–6(8–6) SF 4 / 770 GBR Andy Murray (3) 4 Loss 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 2–6 yes 7 GS Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Hard, outdoor 19 January – 1 February 2009 1R 5 / 771 ITA Andreas Seppi 35 Win 6–1, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 2R 6 / 772 RUS Evgeny Korolev (Q) 118 Win 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 3R 7 / 773 RUS Marat Safin (26) 27 Win 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) 4R 8 / 774 CZE Tomáš Berdych (20) 21 Win 4–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 QF 9 / 775 ARG Juan Martín del Potro (8) 6 Win 6–3, 6–0, 6–0 SF 10 / 776 USA Andy Roddick (7) 9 Win 6–2, 7–5, 7–5 F 11 / 777 ESP Rafael Nadal (1) 1 Loss 1 2009 Australian Open – Men's Singles final 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 2–6 yes 6 1000 BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States Hard, outdoor 9 – 22 March 2009 1R – / – yes 2R 12 / 778 FRA Marc Gicquel 52 Win 7–6(7–4), 6–4 3R 13 / 779 CRO Ivo Karlović (27) 28 Win 7–6(7–4), 6–3 4R 14 / 780 CHI Fernando González (17) 17 Win 6–3, 5–7, 6–2 QF 15 / 781 ESP Fernando Verdasco (10) 10 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–5) SF 16 / 782 GBR Andy Murray (4) 4 Loss 3–6, 6–4, 1–6 yes 6 1000 Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States Hard, outdoor 23 March – 5 April 2009 1R – / – yes 2R 17 / 783 USA Kevin Kim (Q) 107 Win 6–3, 6–2 3R 18 / 784 GER Nicolas Kiefer (28) 29 Win 6–4, 6–1 4R 19 / 785 USA Taylor Dent (Q) 467 Win 6–3, 6–2 QF 20 / 786 USA Andy Roddick (5) 6 Win 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 SF 21 / 787 SRB Novak Djokovic (3) 3 Loss 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 yes 3 1000 Monte Carlo Rolex Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay, outdoor 13 – 19 April 2009 1R – / – yes 2R 22 / 788 ITA Andreas Seppi 40 Win 6–4, 6–4 3R 23 / 789 SUI Stanislas Wawrinka (13) 16 Loss 4–6, 5–7 yes 5 1000 Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy Clay, outdoor 27 April – 3 May 2009 1R – / – yes 2R 24 / 790 CRO Ivo Karlović 24 Win 6–4, 6–4 3R 25 / 791 CZE Radek Štěpánek (16) 19 Win 6–1, 6–1 QF 26 / 792 GER Mischa Zverev (Q) 76 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–2 SF 27 / 793 SRB Novak Djokovic (3) 3 Loss 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 yes 6 1000 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Madrid, Spain Clay, outdoor 11 – 17 May 2009 1R – / – yes 2R 28 / 794 SWE Robin Söderling 23 Win 6–1, 7–5 3R 29 / 795 USA James Blake (14) 16 Win 6–2, 6–4 QF 30 / 796 USA Andy Roddick (6) 6 Win 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–1 SF 31 / 797 ARG Juan Martín del Potro (5) 5 Win 6–3, 6–4 W 32 / 798 ESP Rafael Nadal (1) 1 Win 1 6–4, 6–4 yes 7 GS French Open Paris, France Clay, outdoor 25 May – 7 June 2009 1R 33 / 799 ESP Alberto Martín 98 Win 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 2R 34 / 800 ARG José Acasuso 45 Win 7–6(10–8), 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–2 3R 35 / 801 FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu (32) 35 Win 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 4R 36 / 802 GER Tommy Haas 63 Win 6–7(4–7), 5–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–2 QF 37 / 803 FRA Gaël Monfils (11) 10 Win 7–6(8–6), 6–2, 6–4 SF 38 / 804 ARG Juan Martín del Potro (5) 5 Win 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 W 39 / 805 SWE Robin Söderling (23) 25 Win 2 2009 French Open#Federer's Career Grand Slam 6–1, 7–6(7–1), 6–4 yes 7 GS The Championships, Wimbledon London, United Kingdom Grass, outdoor 22 June – 5 July 2009 1R 40 / 806 TPE Lu Yen-hsun 65 Win 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 2R 41 / 807 ESP Guillermo García-López 42 Win 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 3R 42 / 808 GER Philipp Kohlschreiber (27) 32 Win 6–3, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–1 4R 43 / 809 SWE Robin Söderling (13) 12 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) QF 44 / 810 CRO Ivo Karlović (22) 36 Win 6–3, 7–5, 7–6(7–3) SF 45 / 811 GER Tommy Haas (24) 34 Win 7–6(7–3), 7–5, 6–3 W 46 / 812 USA Andy Roddick (6) 6 Win 3 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles final 5–7, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 16–14 yes 4 1000 Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada Hard, outdoor 10 – 16 August 2009 1R – / – yes 2R 47 / 813 CAN Frédéric Niemeyer (WC) 487 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–4 3R 48 / 814 SUI Stanislas Wawrinka 22 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–5) QF 49 / 815 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (7) 7 Loss 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–7(3–7) yes 6 1000 W&S Financial Group Masters Cincinnati, United States Hard, outdoor 17 – 23 August 2009 1R – / – yes 2R 50 / 816 ARG José Acasuso 51 Win 6–3, 7–5 3R 51 / 817 ESP David Ferrer 19 Win 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 QF 52 / 818 AUS Lleyton Hewitt 42 Win 6–3, 6–4 SF 53 / 819 GBR Andy Murray (3) 2 Win 6–2, 7–6(10–8) W 54 / 820 SRB Novak Djokovic (4) 4 Win 4 6–1, 7–5 yes 7 GS US Open New York City, United States Hard, outdoor 31 August – 13 September 2009 1R 55 / 821 USA Devin Britton (WC) 1370 Win 6–1, 6–3, 7–5 2R 56 / 822 GER Simon Greul 65 Win 6–3, 7–5, 7–5 3R 57 / 823 AUS Lleyton Hewitt (31) 32 Win 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 4R 58 / 824 ESP Tommy Robredo (14) 15 Win 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 QF 59 / 825 SWE Robin Söderling (12) 12 Win 6–0, 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(8–6) SF 60 / 826 SRB Novak Djokovic (4) 4 Win 7–6(7–3), 7–5, 7–5 F 61 / 827 ARG Juan Martín del Potro (6) 6 Loss 2 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 2–6 yes 2 DC Davis Cup, World Group play-offs Genoa, Italy Clay, outdoor 18 – 20 September 2009 PO R2 62 / 828 ITA Simone Bolelli 64 Win 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 PO R4 63 / 829 ITA Potito Starace 90 Win 6–3, 6–0, 6–4 yes 5 500 Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland Hard, indoor 2 – 8 November 2009 1R 64 / 830 BEL Olivier Rochus (Q) 61 Win 6–3, 6–4 2R 65 / 831 ITA Andreas Seppi 51 Win 6–3, 6–3 QF 66 / 832 RUS Evgeny Korolev (Q) 58 Win 6–3, 6–2 SF 67 / 833 SUI Marco Chiudinelli (WC) 73 Win 7–6(9–7), 6–3 F 68 / 834 SRB Novak Djokovic (2) 3 Loss 3 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 yes 2 1000 BNP Paribas Masters Paris, France Hard, indoor 9 – 15 November 2009 1R – / – yes 2R 69 / 835 FRA Julien Benneteau 49 Loss 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 4–6 yes 4 WC ATP World Tour Finals London, United Kingdom Hard, indoor 23 – 29 November 2009 RR 70 / 836 ESP Fernando Verdasco (7) 8 Win 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 RR 71 / 837 GBR Andy Murray (4) 4 Win 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 RR 72 / 838 ARG Juan Martín del Potro (5) 5 Loss 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 SF 73 / 839 RUS Nikolay Davydenko (6) 7 Loss 2–6, 6–4, 5–7 Exhibition matches Tournament Round Opponent Result Score Capitala World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Exhibition Hard, outdoor 1 – 3 January 2009QFByeSFGBR Andy MurrayLoss6–4, 2–6, 6–7(6–8) AAMI Classic Kooyong, Australia Exhibition Hard, outdoor 14 – 17 January 2009QFESP Carlos MoyáWin6–2, 6–3SFESP Fernando VerdascoWin6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)WSUI Stanislas WawrinkaWin6–1, 6–3 Masters Guinot-Mary Cohr Paris, France Exhibition Clay, outdoor 20 – 22 May 2009WR3SUI Stanislas WawrinkaWin6–2, 6–4 Doubles yes 1 1000 BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States Hard, outdoor 9 – 22 March 2009 SUI Yves Allegro 1R 1 USA Bob Bryan / USA Mike Bryan (1) #1 / #1 Loss 2–6, 0–6 yes 1 500 Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland Hard, indoor 2 – 8 November 2009 SUI Marco Chiudinelli 1R 2 USA James Cerretani / PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi #67 / #71 Loss 4–6, 3–6 Yearly records Finals Singles: 7 (4–3) LegendGrand Slam (2–2)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (2–0)ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0)Titles by surfaceHard (1–3)Clay (2–0)Grass (1–0)Titles by surfaceOutdoors (4–2)Indoors (0–1) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentsScoreLoss22.2009-02-01 dmyAustralian Open, AustraliaHardESP Rafael Nadal5–7, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 2–6Win58.17 May 2009Madrid Open, Spain (2)ClayESP Rafael Nadal6–4, 6–4Win59.7 June 2009French Open, Paris, FranceClaySWE Robin Söderling6–1, 7–6(7–1), 6–4Win60.5 July 2009Wimbledon, London, England, UK (6)GrassUSA Andy Roddick5–7, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 16–14Win61.2009-08-23 dmyCincinnati Masters, United States (3)HardSRB Novak Djokovic6–1, 7–5Loss23.14 September 2009 US Open, New York City, United StatesHardARG Juan Martín del Potro6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 2–6Loss24.8 November 2009Swiss Indoors, Switzerland Hard (i)SRB Novak Djokovic4–6, 6–4, 2–6 See also Roger Federer Roger Federer career statistics References 30em External links https://www.rogerfederer.com/ ATP tour profile 2009 Federer season Federer season Category:2009 in Swiss tennis Category:2009 in Swiss sport